Title: Collaborating in Horizontal Networks of Interprovincial Agreements in Pan Pearl River Delta
Abstract: This paper employed a network approach to investigating the inter-jurisdictional networks formed within the Pan Pearl River Delta (PPRD). We examined theMa, Jie overlapping participation of PPRD members in interlocal agreements of environmental protection, tourism, transportation, S&T and culture, migrant labor, public health, trade. The PPRD membersSuo, Liming are found to build extensive regional networks to address issues of regional concerns. Although regional economic integration was the initial focus, more collaborative efforts have been devoted to tackle the concerns of minimizing negative externalities brought by rapid social and economic progress. Geographic proximity and resource complementarity play key roles in determining members’ scale and scope of cooperation with each other. The Province of Guangdong occupied the most central positions in all the PPRD networks.
Publication Year: 2015
Publication Date: 2015-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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